Scorpion Stings

First aid for scorpion sting in children in Israel, emphasising immediate emergency call, immobilisation, cooling the sting site, calm reassurance, and rapid transport to hospital. Children are at significantly higher risk due to lower body weight and faster systemic progression. The deathstalker scorpion can be deadly for young children. Apply when: When a child has been stung or suspected stung by a scorpion. All scorpion stings in children require emergency medical evaluation — do not 'wait and see.' Israel has approximately 21 scorpion species, of which 5 are medically significant. The most dangerous is the deathstalker (Leiurus quinquestriatus), found throughout Israel from the Upper Galilee to the Negev. The common belief that black scorpions are harmless is incorrect — black scorpions can also be dangerous and potentially lethal.